Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Un camino hacia el destino - synopsis in English

Starting at 6:30 pm tonight!! Anybody want to recap this one? Contact me at caray@mappamundi.com

Setting: the hacienda of the Altamirano family. Fernando Altamirano (Red Gustavo), head of the family, is a widower and the father of Amelia (Lisette Morelos), the eldest daughter, and Mariana (Ana Patricia Rojo), the apple of his eyes.

Pedro Perez (Jorge Aravena) is gardener on the estate. He has secretly loved Amelia forever. But she's in love with Luis Montero (René Strickler), an ambitious young law student.

At the age of 18 Amelia gives herself to Luis and becomes pregnant. But Luis rejects her in order to marry Marissa Gomez Ruiz (Eugenia Cauduro), a widow millionaire banker. Somehow Don Fernando comes to believe the child Amelia is expecting is Pedro's - he throws both of them out of the house.

Pedro marries Amelia and for love of her assumes paternity of the child whom Amelia christens Luisa Fernanda (Paulina Goto). (Luisa for the real dad and Fernanda for the grandfather).

Luis and Marissa's wedding takes place quickly because she has to go to Spain for bank business. She ends up paying for Luis to study law in Spain.

Marissa has a son, Carlos Gomez Ruiz (Horacio Pancheri), who despite his young age is not deceived. He's always known Luis is a playboy who married his mother for money. This makes for an awful relationship between Luis and Carlos.

Years pass ... Luisa Fernanda is a beautiful young lady of 18, who is finishing high school and has two passions in life: she plays the violin beautifully though she's never studied it, and she loves gardening, which she learned from her father Peter.

A meeting led by fate makes Luis run over Fernanda, ending at the hospital where Carlos works ...

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Antes muerta que Lichita - Malicia on the Road to Hell.

Between the almost total lack of subtitles and the choppy, helter-skelter episode, I missed a lot, so please add in whatever.
  • Dressed as a fallen angel in black with creepy black wings, Alicia nails the toilet paper account. Braulio is stunned: "She used my movie, my life, so people will wipe themselves with this toilet paper."
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #124 Monday, 2-22-16 The Grand Finale!!!!

Well, beloved MIVAC Patio Peeps, we've come to the end of our little drama in Dos Rios and the beginning of a new life for Pedro and Fiorella; Gianna and Gael.  Let's see how it unfolded.

We are welcomed into the finale with the vintage clip from the original novela which morphs into the present day opening and the absolutely beautiful Pedro and Fiorella's theme, Adonde va Nuestro Amor.

We are flung immediately into the gasoline-soaked foyer where the prostrate Fidel lies, still unconscious.  Suddenly we see Pedro wrestling Freddie for the lighter and he seems to be having a hard time subduing her.  There is an awkward edit or either I blinked for a long time but instantaneously Freddie has been apprehended by several dudes.  She curses the family as she is dragged out.  Everyone is there holding their noses and complaining about how the place reeks of gasoline.  There is light chatter about how Freddie should have been in prison and a freshly showered Fidel is briefly scolded about the lax security.  He apologizes and offers the excuse of the family emergency.  Pedro excuses him.  Pilar frets that Freddie will come back.  The scene is rounded out as the family announces they're all going back to bed and P-yew! it smells in there.  Simoneta gets to clean the whole mess up as they scurry away.

The next morning, the whole family gathers in the spic and span foyer to bid Fiorella, Pedro and Sergio arrivederci as they head off to Maretea, Italy!



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Monday, February 22, 2016

El Hotel de los Secretos #20, 2/22/16 Monday: The mystery head-bonker is revealed.

Julio heads toward the village to give his testimony to Ayala. Isabel follows, uninvited. Garrido hears his approach and takes aim, but Cristina bonks Garrido on the head. (She's two for two now. She's becoming a specialist!)

Brother and sister are reunited. "Cristina! You're alive! You're alive!"

Isabel catches up, at first seeming a little unhappy to see her boyfriend hugging and kissing some woman - until she recognizes Cristina.

Back at the hotel, there's pandemonium in the kitchen. Lupe is a nervous wreck. Is it nervousness over today's guest of honor? Or is something else on his mind?

On the ground, Garrido is beginning to stir. Cristina has to hide. Julio has to go with her. Isabel tells them to go on ahead and promises to tell no one.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul: Week of February 22, 2016

Here is PAGE 1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, now issued twice a week: Mondays at 3 PM and Thursdays at 8 PM.

The novelas currently being covered are the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time):

   noon - Fatmagul
  8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?  
  9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro

Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.  Please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're discussing at the top of your post, since this same page includes discussion of all the novelas listed above.

In addition, Telemundo is re-broadcasting the hit telenovela La Reina del Sur on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-8 PM (EST & PST, 5-7 PM CST).  For the moment, all the capítulos are also available on Telemundo's web site.  Some discussion and occasional recaps from the original broadcast can be found here

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

El Hotel de los Secretos #19, 2/19/16 Friday: A Big Secret is Revealed

A little refresher of where we left off Wednesday, Isabel newly released from the obligation to marry Diego, is running through the kitchen and out the door towards the woods with Julio in tow. He meets up with her to ask if she’s ok, she says better than ok, she’s freeeeeeee. She grabs his neck, pulls him close and they kiss. A long time.
He teases her, reminding her about the 40 centimeter rule, the distance they are supposed to keep apart, she says she’s never felt so close to anyone before. (insert heavy breathing here). But what about your family, he asks. She replies that if they don’t have the capacity to see his good heart and bravery, and how strong he is, and if they can’t see that his mere presence makes her a better person, then they aren’t her family.
He said he was taken by her the first time he laid eyes on her, she’s like a drink of water after being lost in the desert. Their happiness is overwhelming. She asks of Cristina, he tells her that there are still missing pieces he needs to find, but if she is with him he can continue on with more strength to handle them. She tells him she loves every piece of him, ooohhh she said it, and she would never ask him to stop because that would be asking him to stop being himself. Awwww. They kiss again to seal the deal. (I know I’m oohing and awwing a lot, but it was so nice).
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Pasión y Poder Cap #89 Friday, Feb 19th 2016 I hope Erick chokes on those enchiladas


Nina confronts Julia for snatching her hubs from her by smacking her across the face after calling her a cualquiera (slut, tramp, whore, etc) of course. 

Downtown, Erick's on the hot seat and his future is about to be decided. We find out that The Ratt's necklace has been disqualified as a piece of evidence. Pedro Tapia, the witness, now takes the stand, and must state whether or not Erick was the man who was arguing with The Ratt on the night of her extermination. 

Julia denies the accusations. She's NOT a husband snatcher. Nina doesn't believe her and calls her out on the harm she's causing everyone, including her own offspring. 

Tapia commits perjury and states that Erick isn't the man who was arguing with The Ratt on the night of her extermination. Detective is aghast at what he hears. Tapia states that the man he saw was shorter, fat, almost bald, and had an aquiline nose. Detective calls Tapia a BIG FAT LIAR. Judge reminds Tapia that perjury = many years in the pokey.

Nina tries to put Julia in her shoes. What if the roles were reversed and it was she (Nina) who was fooling around with Eladio. Julia says that if she knew and were sure that Eladio loved Nina then she (unlike Nina) would at least have the dignity to not lower herself by going to see Nina and smacking her around in her own home. Nina isn't so sure about that and honestly neither is this recapper. But Julia is sure that, that's what she'd do. Because she would have had put up with Eladio enough already to have to deal with Mrs. Purple Lips as well. Nina then accuses Julia of not caring if she's destroying the lives of their kids as long as she was able to be with Arturo. 

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #123 2-19-16 Kiss Your Ass Goodbye!

Ciao miei cari amici!  This is the next to the last show so chin-strapped beanies in place, loved ones with sensitive ears secured for there is much wailing, moaning and gnashing of teeth tonight. . . . Andiamo!

Fiorella, Sergio and Pilar continue screaming outside the study door!  On the other side we see the gun on the floor and a sobbing Pedro, "I'm not going to leave you alone!  We will confront this together!"  Maximo! has popped back in for a second to congratulate Pedro on not being a coward and then *poof!* dematerializes.  Pedro opens the door, Fiorella, Sergio and Pilar wash through the door on a flood of tears.  Fiorella kneels next to where Pedro has slumped on the floor.  They hold, kiss and cry together.  Sergio and Pilar leave.


Gianna's got squiggly lines on her monitor again!  Elizalde says she's stabilized but her heart can't take much more!  They've got to operate ASAP!

Sonia gets a standing ovation at the cabaret!  She's a smashing success!  She happily receives Eloisa's accolades back in the dressing room but misses the most important person:  Osvaldo!

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Antes Muerta que Lichita #104 ALicia presents her angelic toilet paper campaign... but is it really hers??

Augie keeps mocking Roberto that now he is basically deep in the mudd (too far inside the deal to come out clean).
Alicia can’t believe her family are rolling the red carpet for Valeria, the mother o the woman who did her so much harm. Alicia talks to Ximena about this, they knock fists saying they are successful gals.
Valeria is eating with Luciana just outside the cafecito… Luciana is eager to tell Valeria about the new campaign she is WORKING ON at the office.  Valeria considers it refreshing after she had been laying around doing nothing… Did Valeria just call Luciana lazy? (floja)?  Luciana keeps thinking everything about Valeria and her new job is ‘third-worldly’. Valeria is so sad to hear her daughter talk so frivolous. Valeria tells her she, on the contrary, feels good working.  She wishes Luciana good luck with her other coffee brand campaign.  Luciana leaves. Valeria tries to apologize to the Gutierrez, they say no need, Nacho is not so subtle, rather very straight in his criticism of Luciana.
The API old guys are mocking Augie about Alex getting married WITH ANOTHER MAN.  Roberto asks them how come they are so informed when the campaign was targeted specifically to the internet and to a very specific audience…  Augie takes the chance to slip away.
Alicia and Augie are meeting in his office.  He is surprised to see that she is nervous… he does believe in her abilities.  She says this campaign is very important and there are also some family issues that have her a bit distracted but she assures him she will figure it all out.  He keeps trying to get her to tell him more about the personal stuff. She does slip that she feels like she doesn’t have so much in common with her relatives anymore, that they don’t seem to appreciate all she has done for them, and that makes her feel a bit guilty.  He encourages her to think of herself before others.  HE says he too feels betrayed by the family he once had worked so hard for.  Alicia backsteps and says what’s important is the presentation so she is heading to give it one last pass.   On her way out she turns around and asks if he is ok, he responds with a deflated sigh, yeah I’m always ‘alright’.  She leaves.
We have a product placement and commercial from Shushette telling Fatima about her AWESOME Payless shoes.  Fatima wants SHushette to locate the reception girls for her.
Magos meets with her friends again, she shares with them that her folks think she is studying and at school.  She briefly considers ‘un acordeon’ (a cheat sheet). But she still has a little hope that she will remember enough of the class to pass.
Fatima goes to see Alicia and tells her Luciana’s presentation to the People’s cafe client right at the same time Alicia is presenting her own campaign to the clients.  Alicia is not happy to hear that. She won’t let Luciana do her presentation to Santy’s representative today. Fatima asks her if she is mad at Luciana. Alicia says ‘me mad at Luciana?  no way!’ (LOL!)
At the API, the old guys are meeting with Roberto about the financial reports.  Roberto is not really with his head in there so he apologizes and cuts the meeting short.
Elias is giving Alicia some final seconds encouragement and help with her ‘wings’. They walk in the room. Alicia has feathery wings on the back of her suit jacket. Nestor whispers that she looks ridiculous. (the campaign is about toilet paper LOL!) The client LOVES the campaign ideas.  (angelic toilet paper LOL) The client keeps talking about how much he loves the campaign when Luciana comes in yelling rants about Alicia cancelling/postponing Luciana’s presentation to People’s café.  Alicia apologizes to the folks at the meeting about Luciana, who usually can control her temper… Luciana yells more stuff, showing off the LACK of her ability to control herself.
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Weekend Discussion: Crimes of Fashion, 3rd Edition 2/19/16


It's time once again to pause from the scandalous behavior and outrageous fortunes among those with both to look once again at what they often don't see: Fashion Felonies. Many people look in the mirror and don't see the big picture. For the rich and shameless this results in gossip that some choose to ignore at their social peril. Public image once meant something to these people. Don't they care anymore? I suppose only if they have political ambitions does it matter.

Thanks to Soledad Romero-Vargas, our fashion critic here at Vanidades, we bring you these disasters.                        -- D.D. 
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Antes muerta que Lichita #103 Thursday 2/18/16 "The Dark Angel has Arrived"

Apparently the show was preempted last night due to an award show. This episode will probably air tonight. Sorry about that guys :/

Augusto congratulates Roberto for joining the dark side. Roberto is not as thrilled. He is just doing this for his son. When Roberto tries to get touchy feely with Augusto Draco shows his gun. Too bad...the API trio enter and interrupt the tense situation.

Luciana visits the cafecito like she sometimes does to see Valeria. This time Alicia is there and she is none too happy about this. Tensions are high but Alicia uses Ximena as an excuse to leave Luciana's presence. In the fourth wall Alicia cannot believe that her own parents are rolling out the carpet for her enemy. She understands Valeria's actions but not those of her family who are supposed to be by her side and not support the enemy that made her life miserable when she was Lichita.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016

TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro & Fatmagúl : Week of February 15, 2016

TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION  (continuación)

Here's page 2 for the week.


8PM—¿Quien es Quién?
9PM—Eva La Trailera
10PM—La Querida del Centauro


and Fatmagúl returning to its usual spot at 12 noon after a hiatus for the Pope's visit.

Please join in the conversation! 

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El Hotel de los Secretos #18, 2/17/16 Wednesday: Free at Last, Isabel and Violeta Are Free at Last!

Et tu, Isabel? Diego lets one, single, perfect tear fall, and continues his little I can’t believe you betrayed me speech to Isabel in the hotel lobby, as Dagoberto and Ayala take him off to the pokey. “I don’t blame you. You did the right thing. This will give me the opportunity to prove to you that I’m innocent. Wait for me, please. This will all be resolved. I promise.” Isabel and Matilde watch him leave, with pained expressions on their faces, but not much sympathy. Both Julio and Dr. Vicario also watch Diego’s walk of shame out of the hotel. Ayala thanks Isabel for her help, but tells her that you know who (Julio) will have to testify at some point soon to move the case forward.

Doña Teresa tries to intimidate Isabel into retracting her accusations against the man she’s going to marry. Isabel corrects her—against the man she WAS going to marry. Teresa tries to brush off the whole Cristina affair as just a man being a man, but Isabel counters that Diego is not an animal or a child. He can think, reason and make decisions. She further tells Teresa that since she’s the one who got her engaged to Diego, she’s the one who’s going to have to get her UN-engaged to him!

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Antes muerta que Lichita #102. Wednesday 2/17/16.

Here we go. . .

Isidro is surprised to hear that his daughter Brisa quit. Fátima tells him he now has no reason to come around.

Augusto tells Draco how he is now the only owner of Icónika which he built all by himself. He cannot believe how many years he wanted to own it all and that it just took a few stupid photos to blackmail Beatriz into selling her shares to him. He tells Draco to prepare himself because turbulent times are coming.

Roberto wastes time with Mateo calling Gumaro and not telling him anything he wants to hear or know.

Alicia is left holding the bag with the director because Braulio did not show for the second time. The director is pissed. Alicia turns to Braulio's script and thinks about maybe using it in an ad campaign. She would not be robbing anything just taking advantage of something Braulio never would. Anyway, it would be just the same as others had done to her. Elías hears her talking to herself in her office and comes in to investigate. She does the "Elías going crazy" imitation. Liberty! Fraternity! Equality! she yells ripping off her own jacket.

Braulio catches up with Brisa before she gets on the plane for Timbuktu.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #122 2-17-16 I Love You to Death

Ciao, Muchacha Patio Peeps!  Long-suffering, cat-scaring, beanie-wearing Muchacha Patio Peeps!  You  probably did all of these things while watching our latest installment.  Well, here's your summary for tonight.  Have at it and don't hold back!

It is established right from the outset, if you didn't know already, that Gianna's prospects for survival are slim to none.  Gael hears Dr. Elizalde telling Eloisa this so he decides he and Gianna must marry now!  In a sweet scene he gets down on his knee and asks for her hand in marriage.  Of course, she accepts and he places a delicate little white flower that he has formed into a ring upon her finger.  Pedro, Fiorella and Simoneta come by later.  Fiorella has a dress and a wreath of flowers for her head.  Everyone is there in the hospital chapel as Gael and Gianna marry and the vows to love each other in sickness and health until death parts them have never been more meaningful.  He is handsome in his suit and she is radiant with love despite her frailty.

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Muchacha Italiana viene a Casarse #121 2/16/16 This Little Heart of Mine

Mille grazie to our Wonderful and Marvelous Sneaky Two Shoes!  This is her last recap for our little romp through Dos Rios!  Please join me in thanking her in whatever language you choose for stepping up and helping to keep this Patio afloat!  We love you, Sneaky!


Gia has made it to the hospital but no heart donor yet, the doc will keep them posted and btw they could use some blood donors, so all Gia’s friends and fam will donate.  Gael stays w/Gia to try to convince her for the umpteenth time that all will be well and she won’t die.



At Adela & Rey’s breakfast table they discuss Gia’s plight. Beni gets a call from Gael and tells him they’ll all go to the hospital. Adela and Rey get all worried hearing that and make a loud fuss. Roxi fits right in to the family loudly screeching at everyone else to be quiet. They all yell about being quiet for a while then Beni tells about the need for blood, they’re  all eager to donate too.



Pietrell and the doc discuss using an artificial heart if a real one doesn’t turn up in time. Fi doesn’t like the idea and gets emotional, she shares her anguish w/her birth parents when they show up.

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lichita 2/16:

Carmona comes to arrest Sheila! on accusations of fraud! Beto grumpily watches, and later muses about whether Augusto will even bring his kid back.

Carmona's packet had the contact info for some mysterious witnesses who all denounced Sheila for fraud. So Beto's off the hook for now. I still can't tell if he actually just sent the packet or if he's claiming credit for it.

Brisa and braulio share a romantic moment and a kiss that surprises them both. Then back to business!

Sandra and Malicia's conflict comes to a head when Mr. Foster flips about the fake video he got from Sandra. Sandra loses and storms off, and Mr. Foster says he never trusted the stuff he was getting from Sandra anyway. He'll give her one more chance with one of his brands. The first famous brand for her to work with: Angelic Toilet Paper!

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El Hotel de los Secretos #17, 2/16/16 Tuesday: Isabel, You Done Me Wrong!


Deviate Diego is halted in his attempt to deflower the supposed Isable due to Dona Angela’s watchful eye.  She spies him from the hallway and asks why he’s risking his reputation attempting to abuse the trust (ahem) so to speak, of his fiancée.  He tells her she’s right and backs out of the room.  Isa’s BFF breathes a sigh of relief--nothing a bit of well-timed snores and snorts might not have aborted, should Angie not have been lucky enough to be wandering the floors that time of night.

Andres asks Julio how he managed to be let go.  “By telling the truth.”  Andres admits everybody including Isa thinks he was a murderer. Well, unfortunately, it is true.”  And in the old carpenter shop?  “--We discovered something to do with Cristina.  We found out who took her. But I can’t say anything because it will put all of us in danger, primarily, Isabela (which means he’s got full reason to blurt it all out now per tn rules, natch—and he does.) It has to do with Diego Montera – but Isabel wants to take care of him her way.  I may have lost a sister but she would lose her entire family.

At Detective Ayala’s meanwhile, Isa shows the two cameos (camafeo- ugly beds??????) and explains the initials and endearment on the back of each is exactly the same.  He gave the same exact one to his lover as to his fiancée—His lover was Cristina Olmedo!!!  (Dun-dun-dn-dunnnnn!). Well, Ayala admits it’s a pretty caddish and tacky thing to do, but it isn’t a crime and certainly doesn’t point to murder.  Ok, then look a the newpaper photo taken the night of her disappearance at the Hotel’s Lighting party.  He swore he never left her mother’s side all evening and yet he’s missing from the pictures!  Ok, this has finally gotten Ayala’s attention. He’ll look into it and see what can be done.

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Pasión y Poder Martes 2/16/16 #88


Chapter 88: “A Plague on Both Your Houses”

The storm that's been brewing for quite a while is about to break. A tsunami is coming over the houses of Gómez-Luna and Montenegro, the likes of which are beyond Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams. We could be witnessing a Götterdämmerung without having to go to Bayreuth. This has all the drama although it lacks the spectacular music.

The more I'm around these people the more I wish I'd also majored in psychology. Many wealthy people have problems about money, class, and other matters but these people have more issues than National Geographic.
– D.D.
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